Mumbai: The Congress government in Karnataka is preparing to remove the references to RSS founder Dr. Hedgewar and Swatantryaveer Savarkar from its textbooks, and cancel the anti-conversion law, Is Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut going to say anything about this? This was the sharp question asked by BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye on Friday.
He was speaking at a press conference held at the BJP state office. At this time, the BJP's North Morcha in-charge Kripashankar Singh, media department chief Navnath Bane, and spokesperson Abhishek Mishra were present.
Does Uddhav Thackeray consider Congress' Muslim appeasement policy to be Hindutva? This is what Mr. Upadhye said.
Mr. Upadhye said that the Congress government in Karnataka has started preparing to cancel the hijab ban and the anti-conversion law. The decision to remove Dr. Hedgewar and Savarkar's references from the textbooks is a reflection of Congress' thinking. Uddhav Thackeray, who is settling in Maharashtra after taking away the dignity of national heroes, is not raising his voice against this insult. Do you agree with Congress' role in insulting Dr. Hedgewar, a staunch nationalist, and insulting him by calling him a fake freedom fighter? Thackeray-Raut should clarify this, he said.
Indira Gandhi also praised Savarkar's nationalist work. But now, Congress is making a futile attempt to gain public support for Rahul Gandhi's anti-Savarkar politics. This is what Mr. Upadhye said. While the people of the country are in favor of equal citizenship laws, the Karnataka government is turning the wheel back by taking steps to cancel the anti-conversion law. As many incidents have shown that social harmony is disrupted by strict religious conversions, canceling this law will spread religious hatred. Mr. Upadhye has also made an allegation that the Congress government is playing a cunning game.
